What AI is -- and isn't | Chris Anderson
We will probably have an IQ of 1,000 or more. There will be no more spelling classes for our kids, because there's no spelling issue anymore. There's no math issue anymore. And I think what really will happen is that we can be super creative. And we are. We are creative. That's our secret weapon.
What if you could build Google in a day?
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Creative machines will be the next weapon in our fake news war
Machine-made images and videos will accelerate the spread of fake content online, according to AI experts and neuroscientists
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Four ethical priorities for neurotechnologies and AI
Artificial intelligence and brain–computer interfaces must respect and preserve people's privacy, identity, agency and equality, say Rafael Yuste, Sara Goering and colleagues.
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INSTAGRAM’S KEVIN SYSTROM WANTS TO CLEAN UP THE INTERNET.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS, THE conventional wisdom now goes, are not neutral. Their design and structure encourage certain behaviors, and then their algorithms control us even more. We may feel like we’re paddling our own boats, but the platform is the river and the algorithms are the current.
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The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News
Falsehoods almost always beat out the truth on Twitter, penetrating further, faster, and deeper into the social network than accurate information.
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Are We Already Living in Virtual Reality?
A new technology—virtual embodiment—challenges our understanding of who and what we are.
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The GANfather: The man who’s given machines the gift of imagination
By pitting neural networks against one another, Ian Goodfellow has created a powerful AI tool. Now he, and the rest of us, must face the consequences.
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Smart Swarms Seek New Ways to Cooperate
New algorithms show how swarms of very simple robots can be made to work together as a group.
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Rewriting the Code of Life
Through DNA editing, researchers hope to alter the genetic destiny of species and eliminate diseases.
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